Jan WIllem Stas (1949–2024) passed away last week. Jan WIllem was a typographer, graphic design teacher at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, & a long time coordinator of Type & Media at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. I owe a lot to Jan WIllem, he invited me to speak at the conferences, and to teach at the KABK. He connected people, organised trips & events so others can experience things that he knew well. He enjoyed life, and I was glad to call him a friend & a colleague. 🕊️
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